I have a friend of mine who is being charged with a class d felony theft. He has been working for the company for about a year and let it slip about him stealing a product from work. He confessed to stealing it and a bunch of other stuff totaling about $3,000. He wrote out a confession statements to the company of everything that was stolen and agreed to turn everything back over to the company. The GM of the store drove him home to get the rest of the stuff that was taken from the company. It is his first time ever being in trouble and spend a couple of days in jail before one of our friends bailed him out. The judge dropped his bail down since it was his first offense and said, " If you can get out the next couple of days I'll go ahead and lower your bail." He has contacted a public defender to help in the case to hopefully get no jail time since he is supporting a wife right now who is having trouble finding work. It is his first time ever being in trouble and is there anything he can do to help his case.

What are the chances of him looking at jail time compared to probation and community service. We live in Bloomington, Indiana.

No jail on felony charge!? That will be tough sell. He might consult some Attorneys who offer free office visit to get as much info as possible. He could also visit the forum site below that deals with questions from accused shoplifters